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Segolene Royal says she wants to run for president again

Apr 25, 2008, 11:26 GMT

Paris - The losing candidate in the 2007 French presidential elections, Socialist Segolene Royal, on Friday said that she was preparing another run for the presidency in 2012. Asked on France Inter radio if she was looking to stand again for the office, Royal said, 'Of course.' 'This is not the time ... but you no doubt noticed that I am assuming my responsibilities as a political leader,' Royal said. The first-ever woman to reach the second round of the presidential elections in France, Royal was soundly beaten by Nicolas Sarkozy in the May 6 runoff, 53 to 47 per cent. After her defeat, she was roundly criticized by members of her own party for having run a mediocre campaign. Her loss also plunged the opposition Socialists into a crisis, that was only partly resolved by the party's excellent showing in municipal elections earlier this year. It is widely believed that the popular Paris mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, is the current front-runner to become the Socialist candidate for the 2012 presidential elections.

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